Of the 21,000 requests in Orleans Parish alone, only about 3,000 have been filled.
At its peak it accounted for a full 25% of all sales taxes collected in Orleans Parish.
Eleven of the 20 state representatives from Orleans Parish voted against the takeover plan.
Orleans Parish of Louisiana came in at 23 percent that year.
He is the first person in Orleans Parish to challenge the amended law.
In all, some 17 schools, with 9,000 students, have reopened in Orleans Parish.
The department's jurisdiction covers all of Orleans Parish, while the city is divided into eight police districts.
In heavily black Orleans Parish, the propositions failed by 3-to-1 margins.
Orleans Parish collects the maximum 5% tax rate for a total of 9% on general purpose items.
He was first assistant district attorney for Orleans Parish from 1954 to 1956.